The Nevada County Republican Central Committee conducted a Republican Presidential Straw Poll at the Fair Booth this weekend. Over 160 people voted in the Straw Poll.
The results are as follows:
Rick Perry 41 votes (25.2%)
Michelle Bachmann 35 votes (21.5%)
Mitt Romney 26 votes (16.0%)
Herman Cain 14 votes (8.6%)
Undecided 11 votes (6.7%)
Ron Paul 10 votes (6.1%)
The remaining candidates all received less than 10 votes.
While I manned the booth on Sunday afternoon, Todd Juvinall kept control on Friday and Saturday evenings, and Doug LaMalfa dropped by on Thursday night. The conversations at the Republican Fair Booth were lively! There is certainly a more focused and concerned feeling among the populous. We even had a pro-Union, registered Democrat tell us that she and her husband were quite upset with Obama despite having voted for him in the past.
This election will clearly be about the economy and jobs...no question. That being the case, Rick Perry has the inside track with a pro-growth and history of creating jobs. I think that the next year will politically be a lot of fun!
UPDATED: I was interviewed by Paul Emery of KVMR while I was working at the Republican booth. The interview aired last night - August 15.
The interview is here and starts at 24:50.
The interview was short, but Paul Emery and I spoke for at least 20 minutes afterwards. Paul is a great guy, and we had a great conversation about Nevada County politics and our local blogs. I am looking forward to listening to Paul Emery and George Rebane on September 27th at 6:30pm at the Horsemen's Club. I have no doubt that both Paul and George will provide the audience with something about which to contemplate.
Thanks Paul!
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Confusion frustrates some voters in Peardale - The Union
There have been some minor voting problems today...and some major problems as reported here first. Our local leftwing liberal blogger, Jeff Pelline, is too busy spinning stories and got scooped by this blog. The article below came from The Union and concerns CP 56.
"A change in a polling location and a delivery mix-up contributed to a fair amount of confusion in the early hours of voting in Peardale and Chicago Park.
"A change in polling locations meant that both Peardale-Chicago Park fire stations, Station 57 and Station 257, were being used, rather than the Chicago Park School.
"'The warehouse delivered the voting machines for the two precincts to the wrong polling locations, said precinct inspector Karen Butler at Station 257.
"'At the training last week, I went to sign in and the precinct number was wrong,' Butler said.
"When the elections office discovered the error, they considered putting both precincts at one location, Butler said, adding she convinced them that wasn't going to work.
"'The machines were put in the right places as soon as we found out,' said Assistant County Clerk Recorder Gail Smith.
"The change in location from the school to the fire station left some voters confused and angry.
The problems today and during the primaries evidence sloppy procedures. Though I will not be a candidate for the office, someone needs to step up to the plate.
"A change in a polling location and a delivery mix-up contributed to a fair amount of confusion in the early hours of voting in Peardale and Chicago Park.
"A change in polling locations meant that both Peardale-Chicago Park fire stations, Station 57 and Station 257, were being used, rather than the Chicago Park School.
"'The warehouse delivered the voting machines for the two precincts to the wrong polling locations, said precinct inspector Karen Butler at Station 257.
"'At the training last week, I went to sign in and the precinct number was wrong,' Butler said.
"When the elections office discovered the error, they considered putting both precincts at one location, Butler said, adding she convinced them that wasn't going to work.
"'The machines were put in the right places as soon as we found out,' said Assistant County Clerk Recorder Gail Smith.
"The change in location from the school to the fire station left some voters confused and angry.
The problems today and during the primaries evidence sloppy procedures. Though I will not be a candidate for the office, someone needs to step up to the plate.
Election Day Update
The Nevada County Republican Party has been very active this season in monitoring the elections. In addition to observers watching the testing on the voting machines prior to election day, the local party has a poll watcher at every consolidated precinct today.
Below is the list of problems that were reported thus far:
Poll watchers from CP 4/5 reported the voting machine (or scanners as the report was not clear which) had not been zeroed out until after the election started. Reportedly, it was fixed immediately.
Poll watchers from the following consolidated precincts reported that voting machines (or scanners as the report was not clear which) were not working.
CP 3 (last reported that ballots would be counted in elections office just as happened in the primaries)
CP 12 (machine was being worked on)
CP 34 (status unknown)
CP 47 (machine was working by 8:10am)
CP 49 (machine was working by 8:25am)
The poll watcher from CP 56 reported that the wrong machine was delivered with no seal.
If you have any questions, call the Nevada County Republican HQ at 530-273-5107.
Below is the list of problems that were reported thus far:
Poll watchers from CP 4/5 reported the voting machine (or scanners as the report was not clear which) had not been zeroed out until after the election started. Reportedly, it was fixed immediately.
Poll watchers from the following consolidated precincts reported that voting machines (or scanners as the report was not clear which) were not working.
CP 3 (last reported that ballots would be counted in elections office just as happened in the primaries)
CP 12 (machine was being worked on)
CP 34 (status unknown)
CP 47 (machine was working by 8:10am)
CP 49 (machine was working by 8:25am)
The poll watcher from CP 56 reported that the wrong machine was delivered with no seal.
If you have any questions, call the Nevada County Republican HQ at 530-273-5107.
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